fastball

Example Sentences

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He possesses just enough pitches — a fastball and a splitter — to last two innings, tops.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

That’s what happens when you have a fastball that reaches 100 miles per hour, a disappearing splitter and an array of breaking balls with inconceivable movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

In the ninth, Jordan Romano threw a fastball that looked like it hit Leo Rivas, but the call was overturned after a challenge confirmed it hit the bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Because it doesn’t spin like a slider, batters often read it as a fastball out of the pitcher’s hand—only for the ball to plummet into the dirt at the last possible moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

So if I was wanting a fastball, I would watch and see how often he threw a fastball or if it always followed a curveball, things like that.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson